The role of childhood parent figure loss in the etiology of adult depression: findings from a prospective longitudinal study

Coffino, Brianna

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“…More specifically, these experiences have been shown to be an important risk factor for development of later psychopathology, such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and substance abuse (Coffino, 2009; J. G. Green et al, 2010;MacMillan et al, 2001). …”

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“…The current results reveal aberrant responses to positive stimuli and are consistent with the notion of persistent influence of childhood abuse on processes critical for emotional well-being and emotion control. More specifically, these experiences have been shown to be an important risk factor for development of later psychopathology, such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and substance abuse (Coffino, 2009;J. G. Green et al, 2010; MacMillan et al, 2001).…”

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Childhood Abuse Is Related to Working Memory Impairment for Positive Emotion in Female University Students

2013

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Childhood abuse is an important risk factor for depression, anxiety disorders, and substance use later in life. One possible mechanism underlying this association could be deficits in cognitive processing of emotional information. This study tested the impact of distracting emotional information on working memory performance in 21 young women with a history of sexual and physical abuse during childhood/adolescence (mean age = 20.0 years), and compared their performance to 17 individuals reporting non-abuse related childhood stress (mean age = 19.6 years) and a control group of 17 women without a history of childhood stress (mean age = 20.0 years). During the most difficult distractor condition, working memory accuracy for positive vs. neutral incidental emotional stimuli was reduced in women reporting a history of abuse relative to both control groups (with and without nonabuse related childhood stress). The current results reveal aberrant responses to positive stimuli and are consistent with the notion of persistent influence of childhood abuse on processes critical for emotional well-being and emotion control. More specifically, these experiences have been shown to be an important risk factor for development of later psychopathology, such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and substance abuse (Coffino, 2009;J. G. Green et al., 2010; MacMillan et al., 2001).Importantly, childhood sexual abuse is particularly related to psychopathology even when other adversities and stressors are taken into consideration (Molnar, Buka, & Kessler, 2001).In order to develop interventions aimed at diminishing the adverse effects of such traumatic childhood stress later in life, it is crucial to gain insight into the underlying cognitive mechanisms linking early-life stress to psychopathology. The current study sought to address how emotional stimuli interfere with cognitive control processes, such as working memory, in young women with a history of childhood sexual and physical abuse. To assess specificity of adverse childhood experience on emotion processing, a second group of young women who had experienced other childhood adversities were also included in addition to a control group with no history of ES, given that different was hypothesized that the abuse group would show impaired working memory performance during emotional distractors relative to 1) a neutral condition, 2) individuals reporting a history of non-abuse related childhood stress and 3) healthy comparisons in a visuo-spatial working memory task. Finally, we also predicted that both groups with a history of childhood stress would show higher rates of self-reported psychopathology than the control group. Method ParticipantsFirst-year university psychology students (n = 616) were asked to complete several screening questionnaires in exchange for course credit. For the present purposes, students were asked to indicate the number of stressors they had encountered during childhood and/or adolescence (0, 1, 2 or more). Due to ethical reason...

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“…Bu bulgu, majör depresyonun etiyolojisinde erken dönem kayıpları inceleyen araştırmalarla oldukça paralellik göstermektedir (Agid ve ark. 1999;Coffino 2009;Luecken ve Roubinov 2012;Otowa ve ark. 2014).…”

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“…Bununla birlikte, kayıp ne denli erken yaşandıysa etkilerinin de o denli şiddetli olduğu bildirilmiştir. Coffino (2009), 26 yıllık izlem çalışmasının sonucunda, çocukluk döneminde yaşanan kayıpların depresyonun etiyolojisinde önemli bir etmen olduğu ve özellikle 8 yaş öncesi yaşanan kayıpların çok daha belirgin bir etkisinin olduğunu bildirmiştir. Otowa ve arkadaşları (2014) da yürüttükleri çalışmanın sonunda, kayıp yaşantısının erişkinlik döneminde içe yönelim problemleriyle ilişkili olduğunu belirtmiştir.…”

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The Impact of Early Losses, Attachment, Temperament-Character Traits and Affect Regulation on the Development of Psychopathology

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Tok²,

Sorıas³

2018

Turkish Journal of Psychiatry

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ÖZETAmaç: Yazında ve ruh sağlığı uygulamaları içinde, psikopatolojileri anlarken hem gelişimsel hem de yapısal özelliklerin rolünün büyük olduğu bildirilmektedir. Bu çalışmada araştırılan temel soru erken kayıpların, bağlanma biçimlerinin, duygu düzenlemenin ve mizaç-karakter özel-liklerinin psikopatoloji üzerinde nasıl bir etkisinin olduğunu incelemektir. Ayrıca, duygu düzenleme ve bağlanmanın zarardan kaçınma mizaç boyutu ve psikopatoloji arasındaki aracı rolünün sınanması da bir diğer amaçtır.Yöntem: Araştırmanın örneklemi, klinik grup (n = 224) ve sağlıklı kontrol grubu (n = 61) olmak üzere iki grupta toplam 285 katılımcıdan oluşmuştur. Klinik grup, majör depresif bozukluk (n = 78), anksiyete bozukluğu (n = 74) ve somatizasyon bozukluğu (n = 72) hastalarını içermiştir. Veri toplama aracı olarak, Duygu Düzenlemede Güçlükler Ölçeği, Bilişsel Duygu Düzenleme Ölçeği, Yakın İlişkilerde Yaşantılar Envanteri-II, Mizaç Karakter Envanteri, Beck Depresyon Envanteri, Beck Anksiyete Envanteri ve Erken Kayıpları Araştırma Formu kullanılmıştır.Bulgular: Klinik grubun erken dönem ebeveyn kaybını kontrol grubuna göre anlamlı seviyede daha fazla yaşadığı görülmüştür. Bununla birlikte, klinik grubun sağlıkla gruba göre hem kaygılı hem de kaçıngan bağlanma örüntülerinin daha belirgin olduğu; duygu düzenlemede daha fazla güçlük yaşadıkları ve uyuma yönelik bilişsel duygu düzenleme stratejilerini daha az, uyuma yönelik olmayan bilişsel duygu düzen-leme stratejilerini daha fazla kullandıkları; zarardan kaçınma mizaç puanlarının belirgin biçimde daha yüksek olduğu bulunmuştur. Ek olarak, klinik grupta, hem bağlanmanın hem de duygu düzenlemenin zarardan kaçınma ile depresyon ve anksiyete arasında kısmi aracı etkilerinin olduğu saptanmıştır.Sonuç: Bu araştırmanın bulgularıyla, hem yapısal hem de erken dönem çevresel etmenlerin psikopatolojiye yatkınlaştırıcı etkilerinin olduğu ve özellikle depresyon ve anksiyetenin etiyolojisini anlamada önemli yer tuttuğunu gösterilmiştir.Anahtar Sözcükler: Psikopatoloji, bağlanma, erken kayıplar, duygu düzenleme, mizaç ve karakter The Impact of Early Losses, Attachment, TemperamentCharacter Traits and Affect Regulation On The Development of PsychopathologyObjective: The role of developmental issues and the constitutional factors are crucial in conceptualization of psychopathology. The main aim of this research was to investigate the impact of early losses, attachment styles, affect regulation and temperament-character traits on psychopathology. Furthermore, the other aim was to examine the mediator role of affect regulation and attachment styles between harm avoidance temperament trait and psychopathology. Method:The research sample was composed of two groups being clinical group (n = 224) and healthy control group (n = 61). The clinical group included major depressive disorder (n = 78), anxiety disorder (n = 74) and somatization disorder (n = 72). Data collection tools involved Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, The Experiences in Close Relations...

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“…26 Longitudinal studies have identified some early risk factors as being predictive of later depression in general populations, including low socioeconomic status, family history of depression, family conflict, early depressive symptoms, conduct problems, substance use, delinquent behavior, and negative life events. [27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35] Research among predominantly White populations has also identified gender differences in risk factors with low birth weight, family composition (e.g., larger families, older parents), parental death, teen pregnancy, and childhood academic achievement problems important for women and childhood health problems and poor peer relationships important for men. 31,36,37 Because of reliance in the literature on cross-sectional work and a focus on White or racially/ethnically heterogeneous populations, it is unclear how well these risk factors predict depression among African American men and women specifically.…”

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Early Life Predictors of Adult Depression in a Community Cohort of Urban African Americans

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Depression among African Americans residing in urban communities is a complex, major public health problem; however, few studies identify early life risk factors for depression among urban African American men and women. To better inform prevention programming, this study uses data from the Woodlawn Study, a welldefined community cohort of urban African Americans followed from age 6 to 42 years, to determine depression prevalence through midlife and identify childhood and adolescent risk factors for adult depression separately by gender. Results indicate that lifetime depression rates do not differ significantly by gender (16.2 % of men, 18.8 % of women) in contrast to findings of a higher prevalence for women in national studies. Furthermore, rates of depression in this urban African American population are higher than those found in national samples of African Americans and more comparable to the higher rates found nationally among Whites. Regarding early predictors, for both men and women, family conflict in adolescence is a risk factor for adult depression in multivariate regression models. For women, vulnerability to depression has roots in early life, specifically, low maternal aspirations for school attainment. Females displaying more aggressive and delinquent behavior and those growing up in a female-headed household and a household with low maternal education have elevated rates of depression. Males growing up in persistent poverty, those engaging in greater delinquent behavior, and those with low parental supervision in adolescence also have elevated rates of depression. Effective prevention programming for urban African Americans must consider both individual characteristics and the family dynamic.

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The role of childhood parent figure loss in the etiology of adult depression: findings from a prospective longitudinal study

Cited by 36 publications

References 44 publications

Childhood Abuse Is Related to Working Memory Impairment for Positive Emotion in Female University Students

Childhood Abuse Is Related to Working Memory Impairment for Positive Emotion in Female University Students

The Impact of Early Losses, Attachment, Temperament-Character Traits and Affect Regulation on the Development of Psychopathology

Early Life Predictors of Adult Depression in a Community Cohort of Urban African Americans

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